"Hot Topics": Please click here to share your favorite School Nurse "Must Have" Resources! Carbon Monoxide—A Winter Weather Hazard - CDC Carbon monoxide poisonings usually occur in winter months when people use heating sources that may produce hazardous carbon monoxide levels. Carbon monoxide poisoning is preventable by preparing your home heating sources for winter, acting wisely in the event of a power outage and learning the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. Cardiac Science Notifies AED Customers of Voluntary Medical Device Recall Important Health Information for Parents Adopting Children from Haiti during the 2010 Earthquake Recovery -Centers for Disease Control Winter storms and cold temperatures can be hazardous, but if you plan ahead, you can stay safe and healthy. Prepare your home and cars. Keep emergency kits stocked. Be ready for power outages. Wear appropriate clothing. Check on children, the elderly and pets.
Albany School of Public Health - Center for Public Health Preparedness - Online Courses for School Nurses http://www.ualbanycphp.org/default.cfm Allergy & Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc - www.aanma.org American Academy of Allergy,Asthma & Immunology - www.aaaai.org American Academy of Pediatrics - www.aap.org American Association for Respiratory Care - www.aarc.org American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology - www.allergy.mcg.edu American Diabetes Association- www.diabetes.org/home.jsp American Heart Association- www.americanheart.org American Lung Association- www.lungusa.org American Medical Association - www.ama-assn.org American School Health Association - www.ashaweb.org
Anthrax Information - www.bt.cdc.gov
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - www.aafa.org Cancer.org - www3.cancer.org Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - www.cdc.gov Epilepsy Foundation - www.epilepsyfoundation.org Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network - www.foodallergy.org Health A to Z - www.healthatoz.com Healthy School Environments Assessment Tool is now available for testing - www.epa.gov/schoolsHealthy Schools Network, Inc. - www.healthyschools.org Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - http://www.jdrf.org Kids Health - www.kidshealth.org Making the Difference - -Exploring the Role of the School Nurse in Promoting Student Achievement - powerful support for school nursing and school health services. -Making the Difference: School Nurses Impact Student Achievement - companion power point presentation - may be customized. Management of the Needs of the Oxygen Dependent Student-Maryland State Guidelines National Association of School Nurses - www.nasn.org National Asthma Education & Prevention Program - www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp National Diabetes Education Program has released a new publication titled, “Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel.” http://ndep.nih.gov/hcp-businesses-and-schools/Schools.aspx National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/index/htm National Network for Health - www.nnh.org New York State Assembly - http://assembly.state.ny.us New York State Association of School Nurses - www.nysasn.org New York State Department of Health - www.health.state.ny.us/home.html
New York State Education Department - www.nysed.gov NY State Education Department- Child Nutrition Knowledge Center http://portal.nysed.gov/portal/page?_pageid=74,1&_dad=pref&_schema=PORTAL30 New York State Home Page - www.state.ny.us
New York State Nurses Association - www.nysna.org
New York State Office of Professions - www.op.nysed.gov/nurse.htm New York State United Teachers - www.nysut.org Pediatric Education for Diabetes in School - http://www.pedsonline.org/ School Nurse - www.schoolnurse.com
School Safety, NYSED-www.nyscenterforschoolsafety.org Statewide Center for Healthy Schools (New York State) - www.nyshealthyschools.org Team Nutrition - http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/ Teens Health - www.kidshealth.org/teen/index.html Trichotillomania - www.trich.org U.S. Department of Education - www.ed.gov/offices.OCR U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - www.epa.gov/iaq New: Wellness Policy requirements - http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Healthy/wellness_policyrequirements.html
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